On Mar 30, 11:35 am, Philobealo <[email protected]> wrote: > One small nuclear weapon, delivered by an ICBM can, in fact, destroy > the United States by maximizing the effect of the resultant > electromagnetic pulse upon detonation.
In fact, a small nuclear weapon would not destroy the U.S. > An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a by-product of detonating an atomic > bomb above the Earth’s atmosphere. When a nuclear weapon is detonated > in space, the gamma rays emitted trigger a massive electrical > disturbance in the upper atmosphere. Moving at the speed of light, > this overload will short out all electrical equipment, power grids and > delicate electronics on the earth’s surface. In fact, it would take > only one to three weapons exploding above the continental United > States to wipe out our entire grid and transportation network. It > might take years to recover from, if ever. EMP pulse is what it say's it is; 'a pulse' that has few if any long term effects. > This is not science fiction. I'm afraid that's exactly what it is. Gingrich wholly fails to mention what the U.S. response is while waiting for all this to happen. Surely the U.S. defense is the very essence of incompetence. Can we also lay the blame at his feet for making it that way? So in other words, it's more like sci-fi paranoia. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
